pimp my site: customization options for google sites
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Google Confidential and Proprietary
Pimp My Site: Customizing Google Sites
Jonathan WylieTechnology Consultant
Grant Wood AEA
Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer
Web: http://jonathanwylie.comEmail: jwylie@gwaea.orgTwitter: @jonathanwylie
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The World’s First Website (c.1991)
http://goo.gl/ZGCAf
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Home Sweet Home
● Hide the Home label on your home page. It should be obvious to visitors that they are already Home!
● More > Page Settings > Uncheck Show Page Title.
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No Logos Here
● You can remove the school's Google Apps logo from the header. Go to More > Edit Site Layout > Click on the logo > Select No Logo > OK
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No Comment
● Remove the comment box and/or attachment links at the bottom of a page Go to More > Page Settings > Uncheck Allow Comments AND Allow Attachments
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Remove the Search Bar
● If your site is well organized, you don't need the search bar. Remove it by going to More > Manage Site > Configure Search > Uncheck Enable Search > OK
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Add a Custom Footer
● Want to add a disclaimer, contact details, or school policy to the bottom of every page? More > Edit Site Layout > Custom Footer
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Lose the Links
● You can’t hide them all, but you can get rid of some of Google’s links at the bottom of your site. More > Edit Site Layout > Click on the links in the footer
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Caution: Wide Load!
● Make your Google Site look the same on all monitors by fixing the width.
● More > Edit Site Layout > Custom > Enter a number like 960px > Enter > Close
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Align Horizontal Navigation
● Google recently added the ability to align pages in horizontal navigation to the left, right or centre. More > Manage Site > Themes, Colors & Fonts > Horizontal Navigation > Layout > Alignment
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Favicons: Everyone’s Favorite!
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The New Themes, Colors & Fonts
● Google has changed the Colors & Fonts menu, added Themes and renamed it Themes, Colors & Fonts. Use this to customize many more things.
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Google Themes Get Better
● The stock Google Sites themes are not known for their style, but a new theme called Ski is a big improvement
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Adobe Kuler - Palette Picker
http://kuler.adobe.com/explore
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Eye Dropper Extension for Chrome
http://goo.gl/R9dsA
● Use the Eye Dropper tool for Chrome to sample any color you find on the web and use it on your Google Site
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Colored Backgrounds
● Change the background color of your site. More > Manage Site > Themes, Colors & Fonts > Background > Color
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Textured Backgrounds
● 30 Free Seamless Background Textures● Add a textured background to your site. More > Manage
Site > Themes, Colors & Fonts > Background > Image > Select Image > Options > Repeat Horizontal and Vertical
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Custom Headers
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How to Make Custom Headers
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Add Stylish Sliders!
● Ever wished for a stylish slider on your Google Sites homepage? See this tutorial from Steegle.com
http://goo.gl/ThsPn
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Remember the Template Gallery
● Try customizing a template from the template gallery, or backwards engineering some ideas for a site of your own.
Google Confidential and Proprietary
Pimp My Site: Customizing Google Sites
Jonathan WylieTechnology Consultant
Grant Wood AEA
Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer
Web: http://jonathanwylie.comEmail: jwylie@gwaea.orgTwitter: @jonathanwylie
Google+: +Jonathan Wylie
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